Head of Controlling, BA AM, North America

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT  

The Head of Controlling monitors all financial aspects of BA AM Segment Americas. He/she monitors financial performance steers improvement activities to maximize sustainable profitability supports customer groups to make adequate business decisions and challenges costs and spendings responsible for quotes sales price controlling and R&D controlling related to Segment Americas.

Key Responsibilities:

Central Controlling:

Steers annual planning processes inclusive of 5year strategic planning budgets and monthly forecasts for the BU ensuring integrity and plausibility of all included alternatives.
Prepares monthly financial reports for BA Segment and Customer Groups including variation analyses to initiate countermeasures. 
Approves personnel request and capital investments according to corporate guidelines and authorization of signatures (VR11). 
Ensures working capital positions generate positive cash flow. Specific asset management of inventory and accounts receivable levels.
Initiates action plans to improve profitability with local management (sales and production entities) as well as central management including followup.
Responsible for financial analysis of startup projects (ex: expansion or new plants)

Business Controlling:

Provides financial input for Quotes eCR requests PCCs Supporting cost breakdown discussions (Customer specific Compliance with Conti standards)
Steers Target Costing activities Develop marketbased cost targets for key components and supports Cost reduction projects (CRP)
Coordinates Regionbased business case analysis (regional roadmap profitability evaluation)
Supports Customer Group providing alignment on pricing and balancing of cost targets

Global Account Controlling:

Performs CuPA analysis (customer profitability outlet profitability) warranty management
Supports Customer Groups with SPV Management Pricing accrual calculations for all locations in region Customer deductions validations and Sales price updates in SAP
Builds and Consolidates P&L and 5year plans
Verifies and checks sales forecasts for all Customer Groups considering market opportunities sales trends production capacity and inventories including feedback to all relevant organizations (markets plant operations).

Operational Controlling:

Plant focused warehouse controlling (if required) including ICO Costing Weekly Tracking Budget FC Actual Reporting FIRE & SAP and PE ICO analysis
Supports Plant Cost structure analysis (for the Segment EU)
Monitors spending of Expansion and/ or Greenfield Projects
Supports financial infrastructure setup of Expansion and/ or Greenfield Projects

R&D / Project Controlling:

Performs Cost Center mgmt for R&D and shared services investment controlling project level controlling
e.g. R&D Controlling AUB Cost Center mgmt Hours analysis Project cost analysis Budget Actual and FC reporting
Headcount tracking & reporting
Project Controlling (Review projects by customer in GPS Support Customer Groups with analysis of spending reconcile to Gloria)

CFO Legal Entity:

Supports PWC audits and approves
Reviews contracts and NDAs and approves
Reviews Quarterly litigation & legal accrual review 
Reviews annual valuation of legal entitiy

Qualifications :

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Finance/Accounting and/or Engineering
• Minimum 10 years experience within a Finance Function
• Experienced in MS Office (especially MS Excel)
• Prior experience with business controlling
• Knowledge of/experience with plant controlling / financial statements (P&L BS CF)
• Knowledge of /experience with Continental controlling tools and rules (e.g. SAP FiRe TCE)
• Operations controlling knowledge 
• Visa sponsorship for Continental employees only.  
• This position may offer relocation assistance.

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO STAND OUT:

• Prior experience with project controlling and cost center management 
• Previous experience managing multiple projects 
• Previous experience managing a team 
• Previous international assignment 

Additional Information :

THE PERKS 

• Immediate Benefits 

• Robust Total Rewards Package  

• Paid Time Off  

• Volunteer Time Off 

• Tuition Assistance  

• Employee Discounts including tire discounts  

• Competitive Bonus Programs  

• Employes 401k Match  

• Diverse & Inclusive Work Environment with 20 Employee Resource groups.  

• Hybrid Work 

• Employee Assistance Program  

• Future Growth Opportunities including personal and professional  

• And many more benefits that come with working for a global industry leader!  

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

EEOStatement:

EEO / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to unlawful consideration to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity age religion national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition as a federal contractor Continental complies with government regulations including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans where they apply. To be considered you must apply for a specific position for which Continental has a current posted job opening. Qualifying applications will be considered only for the specific opening(s) to which you apply. If you would like to be considered for additional or future job openings we encourage you to reapply for other opportunities as they become available. Further Continental provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance in the application process please reply to  or contact US Recruiting at 248.393.5566. This telephone line and email address are reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes such as following up on an application or nondisability related technical issues will not receive a call back.

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